“The environment may now be changing at a pace or in ways that is testing the time-honored ability of the population to rapidly rebound while it adjusts to a new ecological regime,” Weller said. @theguardian.com
Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply
Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species Act
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Neil the seal is back bigger than ever and that’s a problem for his wellbeing @abc-news.bsky.social
Neil the seal is back bigger than ever and that's a problem
Neil, an elephant seal well known to Tasmanians, has returned to land and a new video shows him being coerced off a road for his own safety.
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“We are learning to see biodiversity in higher resolution.” Dr Jane Younger @theconversation.com
Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone
Even now, in an age of satellites and genome sequencing, the Earth still holds secrets.
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A new collaborative study challenges our current thinking of penguin speciation. Daly Noll, Jane Younger & co-authors put forward the case for four species of Gentoo #penguins across the Southern Ocean with significant implications for future #conservation management. #Antarctica @news.abc.net.au
They’re black, white and very cute. But not all gentoo penguins are the same
Gentoo penguins were thought to be a standalone species, but a new study says there are four distinct species — and it could lead to better conservation plans.
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apnews.com/article/hump... "It’s a very rare event, but it is a really wonderful demonstration of just how wide-ranging these animals are."
Two humpback whales set records swimming between Australia and Brazil
Two humpback whales have made record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil. Scientists say the whales were identified by their distinctive tail markings and traveled about 9,000 miles.
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🌊 New paper alert! For the first time from space, two NASA missions enable us to observe plankton community composition alongside the physical processes that structure it. 🛰️ 🦠 🌀 Check it out from @tosoceanography.bsky.social: doi.org/10.5670/ocea...
The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana / Cape Barren Island off Tasmania - led by the Truwana Rangers - has recorded two rarely seen animals: white-footed dunnarts and blonde echidnas. #ConservationOptimism #EarthOptimism
Join the global conversation on seabird conservation and research The World Seabird Conference brings international researchers together to share findings and shape seabird conservation. Early-bird registration closes: 12 June 2026 bit.ly/4vnwNBU #WSC4
Our @aunz.theconversation.com article with Jane Younger & Noémie Friscourt on the recent @sscmarine.bsky.social #IUCN Red List uplisting of #Antarctic fur seals and Emperor #penguins to #Endangered and the implications for Southern #Ocean #ecosystems. #Antarctica #conservation #climatechange #HPAI
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 4mo agoThe loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/the-bel...
In a new article for @theconversation.com, ACEAS Chief Investigator Professor @pelagicblue.bsky.social, with colleagues Dr Jane Younger and Research Associate Dr Noémie Friscourt, explain what’s driving these rapid declines and what can still be done to protect these species.
Our new State of the World’s Migratory Species: Interim Report 2026 has found that a number of species that previously had stable populations are decreasing. 26 CMS-listed species have moved to higher extinction risk categories. Dive into our #SWMS26 report: www.cms.int/publication/...
Migratory animals connect the planet but they are facing unprecedented pressures. #CMSCOP15 in Brazil is the best opportunity to strengthen international cooperation and adopt transformative measures that will secure their future and safeguard their habitats. Learn more www.cms.int/news/press-r...
Migratory species depend on networks of habitats. When these connections remain intact, they can move freely, ecosystems stay resilient, and natural processes that sustain life continue to flow. Participants at #CMSCOP15 will seek to maintain, restore & strengthen these networks: www.cms.int/cop15
"All the big birds are now gone." This observation from a Kenyan elder reflects a global pattern. A new study shows that Indigenous ecological memories across three continents align with scientific data: Large, slow-breeding species are being lost to habitat change and hunting. By Bobby Bascomb.
Indigenous knowledge confirms what scientists observe: Large birds are disappearing
Many Indigenous peoples and local communities live in close contact with nature and learn to identify the wildlife around them from an early age. New research published in the International Journal…
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Tomorrow: join us for the CMS webinar on health and migratory species! 🦍🩺 Learn why wildlife health is vital for conservation, what this means for migratory species, and how it connects to wider One Health efforts as we look ahead to #CMSCOP15. Register: www.cms.int/webinar-health With @wcs.org
Seven young northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for H5N1, marking the first known infections in the species. The virus has hit hundreds of bird and mammal species worldwide. Officials have closed the beaches as a precaution.
Avian flu strikes California’s northern elephant seals; area quarantined
Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an…
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A 33-year study finds southern right whales off Australia are calving less often, with birth intervals rising since 2015. Researchers link the slowdown to climate-driven declines in krill and copepods, warning similar trends worldwide could threaten a species still recovering from whaling.
Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds
Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off Australia’s southern coast are having calves less often than they used to. A new study links this slowdown to warming water and shrinking sea ice in…
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Call for Proposals for #IMCC8 now open! Have an idea for a symposium, workshop, training course, that can move marine #conservation forward? Now’s the time to shape the program with bold science, practical solutions + inclusive perspectives. Due by March 6th. Learn more: conbio.org/mini-sites/i...
We invite you to submit an abstract for a session on animal movement, behaviour and biologging at the 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity in Bruges, Belgium (17-20 November 2026) @wcmb2026.bsky.social, @inbo.be, @vliz.be, @aquatictracking.bsky.social More info below! 👇
My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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1) 💕 Looking for your perfect match on #ValentinesDay? So are these marine species 😍 As ocean temperatures and conditions shift, predators and prey are falling out of sync, causing cascading effects across marine ecosystems in South America, Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Join 800+ ocean conservationists in Edinburgh, Nov 13-17, 2026 to Make Marine Science Matter. Submit symposia, workshops, focus groups, art & conservation projects + nominate plenary speakers by March 6. Details: conbio.org/mini-sites/i...
New research from our group: A pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent - driven by rising temperatures rdcu.be/eXSa7
Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent
Nature Plants - Eight decades of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forest biomes driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as...
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A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale first spotted off Ireland in 2024 has been reidentified near Boston after crossing the Atlantic — a rare journey highlighting both the species’ resilience and how much scientists still have to learn.
A rare right whale spotted off Ireland resurfaces near Boston
In a rare sighting, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, first photographed in 2024 off the coast of Ireland, was recently reidentified near Boston, U.S., on Nov. 19. This is the first…
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Growing more common as the climate warms, once-rare “atmospheric rivers” could ultimately accelerate ice loss. https://scim.ag/4pwFAhx
Warm, humid ‘atmospheric rivers’ threaten Antarctica
Growing more common as climate warms, these once-rare events could ultimately accelerate ice loss
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Here’s a glimpse of our SCAR team at this year’s 44th CCAMLR Meetings. SCAR contributed seven papers covering topics from krill management to climate change, avian influenza, and plastic pollution, supporting the conservation of the Southern Ocean. 🌊 Full report: scar.org/scar-news/st...
The application deadline for the 2026 SCAR Ant-ICON | SC-ATS science-policy fellowship programme is coming up soon! Apply by 23 November to be considered for the 2026 cohort: scar.org/fellowships-...
Common seal uses photographer’s boat as refuge from orcas on the hunt!
The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat
Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of Seattle
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